Question: “Being a tennis player is like being a baseball player. Both are sports that involve smacking a ball. Therefore, baseball players should really work on their backswing!” This is an example of which fallacy?
Answer Options:
A) Invalid analogy
B) Missing the point
C) Red herring
D) Appeal to force
E) Ad hominem
Answer: A) Invalid analogy
Question: In the children’s cartoon “A Pup Named Scooby Doo,” Freddy always says a certain character is the monster. Of course, that character was never the criminal. Which fallacy was Freddy teaching us?
Answer Options:
A) Invalid analogy
B) Red herring
C) Ad hominem
D) Circular logic
E) Appeal to authority
Answer: B) Red herring
Question: For the purposes of informal logic, which of the following is the best definition of evidence?
Answer Options:
A) How we know what we know, directly or indirectly
B) Facts
C) Proof
D) Scientific data
E) Personal experience
Answer: A) How we know what we know, directly or indirectly
Question: All of the following are steps in the refutation process except?
Answer Options:
A) Attack
B) Signal disagreement
C) State opposition
D) Support opposition
E) Summarize opposition
Answer: D) Support opposition
Question: The tool that makes argument informal logic is best-known as___________.
Answer Options:
A) Proposition
B) Reasoning
C) Claim
D) Toulmin
E) Syllogism
Answer: D) Toulmin
Question: What does it mean to say argument is symbolic?
Answer Options:
A) Arguments may be pictures
B) Arguments may include words
C) Arguments are ontological
D) Arguments make meaning of the world
E) Arguments are substitutes for things found in nature
Answer: D) Arguments make meaning of the world
Question: To say that argument is episodic is to say that________________________.
Answer Options:
A) Argument happens on episodes of your favorite television show.
B) Argument is ongoing and not usually resolved in one session.
C) Argument in 2020 is rarely rational.
D) Argument in 2020 lacks sound evidence.
E) Argument in 2019 is a refusal to back down, even when the evidence refutes a claim.
Answer: B) Argument is ongoing and not usually resolved in one session.
Question: According to the syllabus, how many points is this exam worth?
Answer Options:
A) 150
B) 75
C) 100
D) 125
E) 200
Answer: C) 100
Question: Apologia is a genre of argument best defined as________________.
Answer Options:
A) Self-Defense
B) Apology
C) Attacking an Opponent
D) Dismissing Accusations
E) None of the above
Answer: A) Self-Defense
Question: When asking your opponent questions in a debate, all of the following are appropriate strategies except?
Answer Options:
A) Asking simple questions
B) Exposing bad evidence
C) Making arguments
D) Advancing your position
E) Establishing a response
Answer: C) Making arguments
Question: Which of the following best characterizes an enthymeme?
Answer Options:
A) A purposefully incomplete argument
B) An argument contained in an Internet meme
C) A conversation piece word of the week
D) An argument that contains no clear evidence
E) None of the above
Answer: A) A purposefully incomplete argument
Question: In a debate over whether the next class should be cancelled, Dr. E offers evidence on the importance of attending class. What obligation do the students have in order to convince him to cancel the next class?
Answer Options:
A) Presumption
B) Burden of Proof
C) Burden of Rejoinder
D) A and B
E) A and C
Answer: C) Burden of Rejoinder
Question: Generally speaking, what is the purpose of reasoning in informal logic?
Answer Options:
A) Prove your argument
B) Demonstrate the facts back your argument
C) Connect the data to a claim
D) Refute the opposing side
E) Add credibility to your argument
Answer: C) Connect the data to a claim
Question: According to Steinberg and Freely (2013), which of the following is essential to succeeding in everyday life?
Answer Options:
A) Effective public speaking skills
B) Time management
C) Persuading people to do what you want
D) Critical thinking
E) None of the above
Answer: D) Critical thinking
Question: Which of the following characteristics of argument is not typical of informal logic?
Answer Options:
A) Discovery of Absolute Truth
B) Discovery of Knowledge
C) Pursuit of Social Truth
D) A Form of Cognition
E) A Process of Interaction
Answer: A) Discovery of Absolute Truth
Question: Michael’s Toyota is better than his Ford. Toyota vehicles are imported, and Ford vehicles are domestic. Therefore, imported vehicles are better than domestic vehicles. Which kind of reasoning is used in this argument?
Answer Options:
A) Deductive
B) Inductive
C) Analogical
D) Causal
E) No reasoning is used in this argument
Answer: B) Inductive
Question: What is the abbreviation for the third speech in an academic policy debate?
Answer Options:
A) 2AC
B) 2NC
C) 1NR
D) 1AC
E) 2NR
Answer: A) 2AC